PRESUMED INNOCENT

Creator: David E. Kelly
Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Ruth Negga, Peter Sarsgaard, Bill Camp, O-T Fagbenle, Renate Reinsve, Elizabeth Marvel, Noma Dumezweni, Nana Mensah

Jake Gyllenhaal is well known for his film and theater work, but now he’s entering the world of episodic television with the new limited series Presumed Innocent. The new limited series comes from legendary television writer David E. Kelly who is no stranger to a juicy legal story with shows like Ally McBeal, The Practice, and Boston Legal just to name a few. He’s now adapting Scott Turow’s classic novel into eight gripping episodes. Jake Gyllenhaal plays Chicago District Attorney Rusty Sabich who has been having a sexual affair with his co-worker, Carolyn (Reinsve). Harrison Ford previously played the role in the film adaptation in 1990. Carolyn is found bound and murdered in her home, and all eyes fall on Rusty who becomes the lead suspect in the case. He proclaims his innocence, but all the evidence points back to him upending his career and marriage to his wife, Barbara (Negga). Now streaming on AppleTV+

Here’s my review